Antwerp vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$841	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$6398
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	529K	3.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 48% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2878th and 72nd ($1650 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 60th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Los Angeles

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	Antwerp	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$31623

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1533
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1544
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1567
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1413
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1376
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1575
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1426
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1678
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1869
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1593
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1618
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1743
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1514
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$1981
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1822
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1648
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1585
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1528
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1825

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862